asked the President whether the Medical Officer recently appointed to No. 1 Dispensary, Dun Laoghaire, was the person recommended by the Selection Board, and, if so, whether he will state in what essentials the local practitioners who applied were not suited for the position.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - DUN LAOGHAIRE DISPENSARY APPOINTMENT.
The reply to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. The qualifications of all the applicants for the post of Medical Officer of Dun Laoghaire No. 1 Dispensary District were carefully examined by the Local Appointments Commissioners with the assistance of a Competent Board of Selection who interviewed the candidates. In accordance with the usual practice the most highly qualified and suitable candidate was recommended for appointment. The extent to which preference can be given to a candidate because of his being a local practitioner is limited, and in the present case the Commissioners, having regard to the report of the Board of Selection, did not feel justified in interfering with the placings of the applicants on this ground.